Chapter 326: Nan Tianshi and the Gift The Cangzhen Pavilion was extremely quiet; the only sounds were Lin Jue's breathing and the sound of turning pages. Lin Jue still flipped through the book carefully. Especially when flipping through that handwritten book. This was the final instruction given to him by his master. At that time, Taoist Yunhe was on Tiandu Peak and overheard immortals talking and discussing scriptures. He learned that there was actually a "Great Yin-Yang Law" in this world. On the one hand, he yearned for the great way of cultivation and immortality, and on the other hand, he was faced with the shackles that made it difficult for disciples of Fuqiu Peak to become immortals. Coupled with his young age and vigor, he could not endure it, so he began to ponder after returning. However, the Yin-Yang spiritual method is just like the Yin-Yang magic, which is very mysterious in itself, not to mention the Great Yin-Yang Method which is contrary to the Small Yin-Yang Method in many aspects. Even though there have been so many sages throughout history, there is only one top genius who has figured it out. Master’s path of spiritual practice went astray because of this. Perhaps when he passed away, the biggest regret in his heart was that he never got to see the true Yin-Yang Method? Therefore, before leaving, he wrote down all his life insights and mistakes, and gave them to his young disciple who was also interested in the same thing. His idea at the time was probably that, apart from knowing that this young disciple, like himself, would not easily give up his pursuit of the Great Yin-Yang Method and the pursuit of achieving enlightenment, and he wanted to help him avoid some of the detours he had taken, he also more or less wanted this extremely talented young disciple to help him realize his ideals and help him understand the Great Yin-Yang Method. Too bad he can't see it. At this time, Lin Jue compared this "Great Notes on Yin and Yang" and carefully read the book left by his master. He found that his master's insights into another way of balancing the Yin and Yang were amazing.
He was right about many things, and they can be completely matched with the contents of this book "The Great Notes on Yin and Yang". I'm afraid that ever since Master failed and went astray, he still hasn't given up his search for this alternative way of balance, and he's still pondering over it day and night, all his life. And in his later years, when he wrote this book, he combined his life's insights and the mistakes he had made, and the difference between his views and those in the book "The Great Notes on Yin and Yang" was very, very small. If the Yin-Yang magic was not too mysterious, the Yin-Yang in the master's body would have been unbalanced after his failure once, and he would have lost the only chance to experiment. It would be hard to say what the outcome would have been. What the master lacked at the beginning may have been some opportunities or a little luck. "Master is also a genius..." Lin Jue was deeply moved, thinking that it was fate that played tricks on him. At the same time, footsteps were heard in the attic. Lin Jue knew without even looking that it was Master Fan. The books in this Zangzhen Pavilion cannot be taken out, and no one else is allowed to come in, not even servants or bodyguards, not even cats, dogs, or foxes. Only Master Fan and Lord Pan are allowed to come in. Lin Jue thought about it for a while in his mind, then turned around and looked at Master Fan Tianshi. "Here is today's meal." Tianshi Fan put down a food box and said to him, "The fox in your home misses you very much and keeps asking when you will return." "I'm afraid it will take some time." Lin Jue said, "You can tell it that if it has nothing to do, it can go to Hongye Temple to play with Xiaohua." "And one more thing." "what's up?" "Because some time ago, you and several other Taoists from Juxian Mansion, as well as three Taoists from Zhenjian Palace, pinned down two demon kings under the Leopard King in Jinping County, killing one and injuring one, and killing 200 demon soldiers. The Taoists from Juxian Mansion who were originally fighting against the Leopard King in the northwest won a great victory." Tianshi Fan told him, "The Leopard King has retreated to his lair." "Ah……" Lin Jue couldn't help but laugh. The original purpose of the Leopard King was to contain the power of Zhenjian Palace and Tianhuo God, but he didn't expect that in the end, they were the ones who were contained and thus defeated.
But this is also good—— He had just obtained the Yin-Yang Annotation, and was just using it to comprehend the Great Yin-Yang Method. The Leopard King's retreat to his lair gave him the opportunity to study with peace of mind. If the Leopard King caused chaos at this time, he would be in a dilemma of "it's not good to go, and it's not good not to go". "More than half of the fellow Taoists from Juxianfu who were originally in the northwest have returned to the capital, including the Southern Heavenly Master." Heavenly Master Fan said to him. "Master Nantian?" "That's right. When those extraordinary people in Juxian Mansion heard that it was you who went to Jinping County and killed General Lang and severely injured General Baodeng, which saved them from a great defeat and turned the defeat into a great victory, they were all very surprised and grateful to you. They all said they wanted to visit you." Master Fan said, "Among them, Master Nan even came to visit in person, but because you were not in the courtyard, he came in vain." Master Fan paused as he spoke: "Originally, Master Nan Tian could have come to Zangzhen Pavilion, but when he heard that you were concentrating on comprehending the Dao, he did not come to disturb you, but instead said he wanted to give you a gift." "Gift?" Lin Jue found it somewhat novel. "I don't know what it is either." Tianshi Fan shook his head. "We will know in a few days." "Thank you, fellow Taoist." "Why be polite?" Master Fan bowed to him, picked up yesterday's lunch box, and then said goodbye to him and left. Lin Jue opened the food box. There were a few steamed cakes, a small bowl of porridge, a small plate of tofu mixed with green onions, a dish of kimchi, and a pot of tea. It was very light, but suitable for the increasingly hot summer season, and also for this attic and the quiet time of reading and gaining enlightenment. After Lin Jue finished eating, he continued to read and contemplate. The so-called Yin and Yang theory is different from the natural and peaceful theory of heaven, earth, mountains and rivers, and also different from the Five Elements theory of mutual generation and mutual restraint. Yin and Yang are the two sides of heaven and earth, the two ends of things. They are completely contradictory, yet connected to each other. They coexist between heaven and earth in the outside world, and coexist in the body of a Taoist during practice. The most important thing is the word "balance". For all Taoists, their spiritual power has "root" and "end". The ordinary use of spiritual power is "end", and the exhaustion of spiritual power is also "end". The "root" cannot be shaken, and the end is also the root. Therefore, even if the Taoist's spiritual power is exhausted, as long as the root is still there, the spiritual power after recovery will still be the same as before. And this root is the spiritual power. The way of yin and yang balance is about the fundamental yin and yang cultivated in the Taoist's body. The yin and yang must be balanced. It does not mean that one must take into account the yin and yang balance of magic power when casting spells. It is the result of accumulated efforts over time to finally reach the end of the world. The Small Yin-Yang Method is people-oriented. Every time you practice to capture the spiritual energy, you need to take half of the Yin and Yang energy. No matter how big the difference between the Yin and Yang spiritual energy is at this time, you must take half. Therefore, when the Yang energy is at its weakest and the Yin energy is at its strongest, or when the Yin energy is at its weakest and the Yang energy is at its strongest, spiritual practice will be extremely slow. In this book "Great Notes on Yin and Yang", another annotation is made to some contents of "Yin and Yang Classic". This immortal believes that the human body should be regarded as heaven and earth. Since the heaven and earth, the sun and the moon rotate, the yin and yang energies are sometimes weak and sometimes strong, but it does not affect the overall balance. Therefore, people can also be like this, not seeking balance at every moment, but seeking greater balance. I think when he first put forward this statement, it aroused doubts and even rebuttals from other Taoists or immortals at the time, who believed that this was impossible and that it was also different from the mainstream interpretation of yin and yang at the time. Therefore, in order to illustrate that this method is indeed feasible and that his annotations are not misleading, and that this path is feasible, the immortal sage made further annotations below, bypassing the limitations of the original practice of Yin-Yang spiritual method in an extremely clever way, from achieving "small balance" to achieving "big balance". This is where the Great Yin-Yang Method comes from. From then on, the Yin-Yang method was divided into big and small. "genius……"
Lin Jue couldn't help but sigh in amazement. Three days later, there was a faint noise outside. The noise was quite loud, but Lin Jue had already been mesmerized by it, gradually forgetting himself, and didn't hear anything outside the window and didn't care. The attic spirit often appeared, looked at him, and then disappeared without a trace. Master Fan is here again. This time he brought a gift from Master Nan Tianshi. Tianshi Fan had a strange expression on his face and asked him, "Did Daoist Lin hear anything yesterday?" "What's the noise?" "Yesterday, that Nan Tianshi brought some extraordinary people and masters from Juxian Mansion, and also instigated the people of Jinping County who stayed in the capital to smash several main temples in the Guanxing Palace. The only one that survived was the courtyard where the Sutra Library of Juxian Mansion is located." Tianshi Fan said to him. "Did you destroy the Stargazing Palace?" Lin Jue raised his eyebrows. Even though he had been meditating and contemplating the truth recently and his heart was very calm, he couldn't help but be surprised when he heard the news. “Yes.” Tianshi Fan nodded, sighing, as if the scene was still reflected in front of his eyes, “If you leave this Cangzhen Pavilion and then walk out of this yard, you will be able to see it.” "And you said it was a gift for me?" "Exactly." Lin Jue couldn't help but smile, while at the same time he fell into thought. It seems that this Southern Master is not as simple as I originally thought. At least he knows something. "How dare this person destroy the Star Observation Palace?" "This man is a fool!" "How to say?" "This person has a righteous character and does not do evil things. He is not afraid of anything, not monsters, not gods, and not even death. That's why everyone is afraid of him," said Tianshi Fan. "Um……" Lin Jue seemed to be thinking about something, and continued to ask: "What does the Star Observation Palace say?" "Although this Nan Tianshi is a fool, he is not stupid. He already has great prestige in the capital. Now that he has returned from the northwest, his reputation in the capital and Juxianfu has risen a lot. In addition, he has called on the refugees from Jinping County and destroyed the Taoist temple on the grounds that the Guanxing Palace only consumes incense offerings from the world but does not help people eliminate demons. The Guanxing Palace can do nothing except try its best to stop them." Master Fan was also very sad when he said this. This is something he can't do. Not only because of his personality, but also because his heart was not as pure and open as that of the Southern Master, so naturally he had more concerns. "Wonderful!" Lin Jue's smile grew wider. Why didn't he think of asking the refugees to smash the palace and statues in the Guanxing Palace?
Anyway, he liked the gift very much. Master Fan left again. After Lin Jue relaxed for a short time, he put aside all distractions and continued to ponder and seek enlightenment. Before we knew it, it had gone from midsummer to late summer. (End of this chapter)